News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded a $346,610 federal grant to the Rhode... Read More

WARWICK, RI – The Warwick Public School district is getting a new school safety chief thanks to federal funding announced today by U.S. Senator Jack Reed.  The $358,273 in federal funding, allocated from the U.S. Department of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and law enforcement leaders for a visit to the Providence Public Safety Complex, celebrating two new federal earmarks Reed delivered to enhance public safety,... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline joined Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera in announcing $1.2 million in federal funding to help the Central Falls Police Department... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced new federal justice assistance grants totaling $1,297,839 for local police... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- When predatory and violent sex offenders are released from prison or move to Rhode Island, the community has a right to know. In an effort to enhance public safety, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced $244,540 in federal funding for... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – Seven fire departments throughout Rhode Island have been awarded new federal grants to bolster training, acquire equipment, and increase safety in the latest round of funding made available through the Assistance to Firefighters... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the news media published excerpts of a draft opinion indicating that a majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today applauded President Biden for nominating Lara E. Montecalvo, who currently leads the office of the Rhode Island Public Defender, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed released the following statement today following his vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the 116th U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history and the first Black woman and former public defender to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After a one-on-one meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced he will vote in favor of her nomination to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This will mark the fourth time... Read More

If she is confirmed by the full U.S.  Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Biden announced he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the... Read More

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act will help ensure sexual misconduct survivors can take cases to courtWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to empower sexual assault and harassment survivors, make workplaces safer, and... Read More

Sen. Reed salutes his former advisor at Harvard Law School WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the retirement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of this term:“I have... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island Hospital will be receiving $599,966 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation has teamed up with local law enforcement, communities, and the U.S. Department of Justice to help provide frontline patrol officers across the state with body-worn cameras.  These cameras help... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 86-13 to advance the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes historic reforms to how the military investigates and prosecutes sexual assault and other offenses... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help law enforcement solve more crimes and reduce a backlog of firearm-related cases, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that Rhode Island has been awarded a $296,966 federal grant to help the crime lab conduct crucial... Read More

Cunha’s nomination confirmed by voice vote this eveningWashington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this evening announced that the full Senate has approved by voice vote the nomination of current Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary... Read More

Cunha’s nomination heads to full SenateWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which Whitehouse serves, approved the nomination of current Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary... Read More